Bank - Mental Health Support Worker

**Rethink Mental Illness are an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness.**

We are looking for an experienced and passionate BANK Mental Health Support Worker to join our Field View service team, Grimsby.

Field View Crisis accommodation offers 4 Crisis beds for people experiencing mental health problems or mental illness. It provides support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The maximum stay for Crisis beds is 7 nights. This service also offers emotional support to over 16’s through a helpline.

**How you will make a difference**:
As a BANK Mental Health Support Worker, you'll assist individuals with mental illness in rebuilding confidence and engaging in daily activities. You'll work closely with service users to help them achieve personal goals and access necessary support on their recovery journey.
- Provide key worker support, including one-on-one guidance and coordination with mental health agencies.
- Focus on individual needs, utilising communication, motivation, and coaching to help service users reach their goals.
- Build respectful, honest relationships while maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.

**Essential experience, skills required for this role**:

- Experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
- I am a good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient and willing to learn
- I can demonstrate behaviours consistent with the values of the Charity.
- Experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.

**Who are we?**

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion**
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

**Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation**
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement. We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.

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Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:

- ** Commitment**:

- ** Equity**:

- ** Expertise**:

- ** Hope**:

- ** Openness**:

- ** Passion**:

- ** Understanding**?**

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